Articles from the November 14, 2017 edition

Irene Annamae Sherman April 3, 1936 ~ November 11, 2017 (age 81) Irene Annamae (Adams) Sherman, age 81, of Bemidji, Minnesota passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at the Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. She was born in Walker, MN on April 3, 1936, the daughter of...

CASS COUNTY, Minn. (Valley News Live) Authorities in Cass County, Minnesota are asking for the public's help in locating three people in regards to an ongoing homicide investigation. Officers are trying to track down 28-year-old Anthony Larose, 41-year-old Sara Larose...

A Cass Lake woman is dead after being shot in the head. According to a release from Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Tom Burch said authorities responded to a report of a shooting at a residence in the Cass Lake area at approximately 8:17 Sunday morning. Upon their arrival, deputies located a female victim, 25,...

CASS LAKE -- A 24-year-old Cass Lake man may face a murder charge after authorities found a woman Sunday morning with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Brandon Joseph Roy was apprehended in connection with the death of a 25-year-old Cass Lake woman and is in custody in Cass County Jail in Walker pending formal...

REDBY, Minn. (Valley News Live) The Northeast Regional Water Rescue Team along with personnel and equipment from the Stutsman County Dive Team are joining the search for 2 missing Minnesota fishermen. The men have not been seen since Monday November 6th when the boat...

RED LAKE -- North Dakota rescue personnel will help search for two missing Red Lake fishermen. According to a news release from the Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office, the Red Lake Department of Public Safety asked for help from the Northeast Regional Water Rescue Team and the Stutsman County Dive Team after...

ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) awarded two-year grants totaling $2.71 million to 16 nonprofit groups that provide services and technical assistance to emerging businesses and entrepreneurs in Minnesota. The Business Development Competitive Grant Awards, which were ap...

(Valley News Live) Authorities in Becker County are looking for your help in located a wanted man. 24-year-old Raul Arturo Gomez-Valadez is wanted for 3rd degree Criminal Sexual Conduct. Officers ask that you do not attempt to apprehend the Gomez-Valadez. You are asked...

Minnesota's estimated workplace injury and illness rate for 2016 is at its lowest rate since the measurement started in 1973. According to the annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, the state had an estimated 3.4 OSHA-recordable nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time-equivalent...

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether a Minnesota law banning political items in and near polling places violates free speech rights. The high court announced Monday that it accepted the Minnesota Voters Alliance appeal from the 8th U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals, which had upheld the law. The alliance sued...

Charges have been dismissed against one of two people accused of fatally shooting a man in the face outside a St. Paul bar this past summer. The Ramsey County attorney’s office announced its decision Monday to drop the second-degree murder charges against Charles Eugene Frye in the death of Carlos Michael Rogers....

Even after a four-touchdown game from Case Keenum helped lift the Vikings to a fifth straight victory on Sunday, head coach Mike Zimmer played coy again on his quarterback situation. On Monday, Zimmer declined to name a starter for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams until Wednesday. http:/...

Hate crimes in Minnesota rose for the second straight year in 2016, with the bulk of crimes motivated by the victim’s race or ethnicity. Crimes were also committed against victims because of their religion or sexual orientation. The FBI released its 2016 hate crime statistics report Monday. http:/...

Changes are coming to the state Capitol just days after two Minnesota legislators were accused of sexual harassment. The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party announced Monday that it will require candidates receiving party support to take sexual harassment and workplace conduct training. And Gov. Mark Dayton, who has asked...

BEMIDJI—A Bemidji man involved in an early October altercation at a gas station west of Bemidji pleaded guilty to a charge of terroristic threats Monday. Andy Tillotson, 35, admitted during his hearing that he swung a pry bar at another man, who he identified as Deavion Beasley, 24, during the Oct. 5 fight....

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Posted 11/01/2017 – Until Filled Red Lake School District #38 is accepting applications for the following position: Position Description: Early Childhood Special Education Teacher Supervisor: Director of Special Education Services and...